Dynaco A-35

Cayuga
Cayuga Posts: 480
edited January 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I'm looking at a pair of Dynaco A-35's. The price is $95, are they worth driving 50 miles for? I spoke with guy selling them and saw pics, they seem to be in nice shape. Your thoughts please.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
    Nice sounding speakers for their age. Price is decent if they are in good shape. I've got a pair of A25's that sound really nice. I'm thinking go for it.
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    Thanks Fongolio, most of the info on line is about the A25's. From everything I read these maybe well worth the drive.
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited January 2011
    I just finished refreshing a set of A 35's.

    Sonicap/mills, sanded down, refinished.

    They look and sound great. Good imaging but a bit too directional. Positioned right I think they would make a great small two channel setup or even front speakers in an HT application.

    Given the number of these speakers that were sold back in the day I should think that you would be able to find a set a bit cheaper. (I found one pair by a dumpster one day and 2 months later I helped a lady set up her new inwall 5.1 and she just gave me her "old speakers":cool:)

    If you have to drive that far I would definitely try to talk the seller down a bit.
    Sounds good to me...
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited January 2011
    Never heard the A-35's but the A-25's are pretty damn sweet.

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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited January 2011
    Dynaco and Jamo are two of my favorite speaker brands (next to the Polk SDA line of course)....guess I just like that Danish design and sound.

    The desired Vintage Dynaco speakers will have the "Made in Denmark" stamp on the back terminal panel, and will have the more desired Seas drivers.

    I have attached a pdf file I had floating on my HD giving a comparison and more info on the Dynaco line.
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    edited January 2011
    post 7 reported.
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    Sorry for the newbe question, but what does "post 7 reported" mean?
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited January 2011
    Cayuga wrote: »
    Sorry for the newbe question, but what does "post 7 reported" mean?

    It means a spammer posted in the thread and agfrost reported it.

    Just keeping the crap out.
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  • kdarshan
    kdarshan Posts: 11
    edited January 2011
    Never heard them
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